It appears the Jets will have a new starting quarterback against the Bengals in Week 8.
Head coach Aaron Glenn declined to name a starter after replacing Justin Fields with Tyrod Taylor for the second half of their loss to the Panthers and said he was still mulling the choice Monday, but Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports the team is “head towardsยป making Taylor the holder.
Glenn will speak to reporters Wednesday, but a signal about the direction they’re going came when team owner Woody Johnson spoke to reporters at a league meeting in New York on Tuesday. Johnson noted that “it’s tough when you have a quarterback with a grade that we got” and complimented the defense while saying he thinks things would be fine “if we could just complete a pass.”
Johnson also said the choice was Glenn’s, but it becomes hard to miss the writing on the wall when the guy signing the checks shares those kinds of comments.
Taylor started the Jets’ Week 3 loss to the Bucs because Fields was out with a concussion. He was 26 of 36 for 197 yards and two touchdowns in the game, but he also threw a pick-six and lost a fumble.
